Rockies purchased the contract of 1B Ben Paulsen from Triple-A Colorado Springs. Paulsen will replace the injured Justin Morneau (neck) on the active roster and make his major league debut Monday night against the Nationals. The 26-year-old was batting .291/.380/.524 with 15 homers over 95 games this season in Triple-A.

Ben Paulsen paced the Rockies offensive attack in Saturday's 5-4 victory over the Athletics in Cactus League play, going 3-for-5 with a pair of RBI. Paulsen had a pair of doubles and also scored a run in the game. The 26-year-old first baseman had a breakout season at Triple-A Colorado Springs in 2013, slashing .292/.345/.523 with 18 homers and 79 RBI in 123 games. He remains a longshot to make the Opening Day roster, but could see time with the Rockies at some point during the 2014 campaign.